Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 3 to 11

Report card: Needs attention to expected standard

Whitegates, Codnor, Ripley, DE5 9QDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled is a primary school in Ripley for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 449 schools in Derbyshire. It ranks 80th of 245 primary schools in Derbyshire. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in February 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 10 February 2026, report published 7 June 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Achievement: Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Needs attention
Early years: Needs attention
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

30 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths70%

70%, 8 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths13%

13%, 5 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score106

106, the same as the England average.

Maths, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Pupil numbers and mix

248 pupils on roll, with places for 263

Eligible for free school meals23.8%

23.8%, 2.7 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language3.2%

3.2%, 18.4 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support8.1%

8.1%, 6.7 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2%

2%, 4 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Waingroves Primary School	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Good	61% met the expected standard
Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	64% met the expected standard
Ripley Junior School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	52% met the expected standard
Ripley Infant School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	Not published

School details

School type: Voluntary controlled school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mr James Blake
Phone: 01773742537
Website: codnor.derbyshire.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Whitegates, Codnor, Ripley, DE5 9QD
Local authority: Derbyshire
URN: 131156

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.